This is the third article in series of Windows Azure Web Sites, In this article I am going to discuss about continuous deployment from source control to windows azure web sites using local git repository.

Windows Azure Web Sites supports continuous deployment from source control and repository tools like Team Foundation Service, CodePlex, GitHub, Dropbox, Bitbucket, External Repository(Git, Mercurial), and Local Git Repository.

In this article we are going to publish our local Git repository to a remote repository in Windows Azure, and our site will go live quickly and automatically.

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This is the second article in series of Windows Azure Web Sites, In this article I am going to discuss about creating a Hello World ASP.NET MVC Web Site & publishing it on Windows Azure Web Site.

To start with Windows Azure Web Sites login to https://manage.windowsazure.com, then go to bottom left corner of portal, we will find a  NEW button, click on it.

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Web Sites in Perspective on Windows Azure

by Shravan Kumar Kasagoni on May 1, 2013

Last week on April 27th I presented in Global Windows Azure BootcampHyderabad on Windows Azure Web Sites. In this article I am going share my points on Windows Azure Web Sites, for more information visit Windows Azure Site.

Currently Windows Azure provides 3 different options for hosting applications on cloud.

  • Virtual Machines
  • Cloud Services
  • Web Sites

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New Reuters Apps ranked No. 1 in the iTunes App Store

by Shravan Kumar Kasagoni on March 22, 2013

I invite you to download the innovative Reuters news apps for the iPhone and iPad, ranked Number 1 for free news apps, in the iTunes App store.

The new apps were designed from the ground up expressly with the mobile user’s news consumption habits in mind, focusing on putting news stories into context with a rapid flow of news, analysis and market data. That means Reuters articles will be part of a news stream surrounded by the latest related content—from background articles to photography and video to social media—giving users access to a more complete story than they’ve ever experienced.  And with these apps, Thomson Reuters unique wealth of financial data, graphs and charts are just one tap away.

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Storing JSON Objects in HTML5 Local Storage

by Shravan Kumar Kasagoni on March 19, 2013

In one my recent application (HTML 5 static mobile app) I have a requirement to persist couple of JSON objects across the application. Earlier, this was done with cookies.

With HTML5, web pages can store data locally within the user’s browser using Web Storage. Web Storage is more secure and faster compare to cookies. The data is not included with every server request, but used only when asked for. It is also possible to store large amounts of data, without affecting the website’s performance. Web storage is supported in Internet Explorer 8+, Firefox, Opera, Chrome, and Safari.

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Join Us @ Office 2013 Showcase in Hyderabad

by Shravan Kumar Kasagoni on March 14, 2013

Microsoft User Group Hyderabad invites you to Office 2013 Showcase on 6th Apr’13.

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Lunch Time – An MVP Community Initiative

by Shravan Kumar Kasagoni on February 17, 2013

Lunch Time is a new talk series scheduled for every alternate Wednesday exactly during the Lunch Time. And in this talk series, the presenters would be the Most Valuable Professionals.

This would give the audience a good platform to learn from these exceptional technical leaders and give product feedback to Microsoft through them.

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MUGH February 2013 UG Meet

by Shravan Kumar Kasagoni on February 13, 2013

Microsoft User Group Hyderabad invites you to Monthly UG Meet on 23rd Feb’13

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